Pubdate: Fri, 24 Jun 2005
Source: Annex Guardian (CN ON)
Copyright: 2005 Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing
Contact:  http://www.insidetoronto.ca/to/annex/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2316
Author: Alan Randell
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine)

DRUG LAB BUST SHOWS SOCIETY NOT FREE

Re 'Several charged in methamphetamine probe, News, June 5.

In a free society, the criminal law is used solely to punish those 
who inflict harm upon others, for example, those with a complaining 
victim or, in the case of where the victim is incapacitated, a 
complaining family.

In a free society, those who engage in an activity that does not 
directly and physically harm another are not regarded as criminals.

By "harm" I exclude actions that make others angry, unhappy or upset, 
else we would imprison all divorcing parents as well as all children 
who didn't do their homework.

In a free society, therefore, drugs and prostitution would be legal.

Clearly, our society remains entangled in government-forged chains.

Alan Randell

from Victoria, B.C., via e-mail 
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